On Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., at 85th and West Dodge Road, the Better Business Bureau and its local sponsors invite the metro Omaha Community to its semi-annual Shred It Day. Residents and small businesses are encouraged to come and take a key step in identity protection by shredding and properly disposing of their sensitive paper documents as well as CDs and floppy discs. BBB staff will be on-site to provide expert advice and tips for identity theft protection.

The BBB Foundation is offering this opportunity to properly destroy documents that carry information that could get into the hands of crooks.

Residents can bring up to three boxes or bags of documents to be shredded and take home the tips and resources to protect their identity. Documents to be shredded should be removed from binders, but staples, paper clips, CDs and floppy discs are okay to be shredded.